Round One: An Evening of New Musical Theater Songs

Not Quite Opera Productions showcases many of the Bay Area's most talented composers with Round One Cabaret, a revue of new songs from new musicals in development. Each cabaret is built around an abstract story and inspired by a single theme that uses songs with roughly the same dramatic purpose as their parent musicals. So even though you may hear songs somewhat out of context, this evening at the intimate Alcove Theater that is part concert, part musical theater may give you a first look at tunes from the next great Broadway smash.

Reviews & Ratings

The Venue, songs, singing, acting, and musical accompaniment were superb. The narration that linked together the disparate songs together made a whole of many parts. The only reason for the 4 stars and not 5 was I felt the volume of the accompaniment was excessive. The ticket sales and pick-up were seamless, the free refreshments with a voluntary contribution was a nice touch, and hopefully defrayed the cost.

Very comfortable theater. Piano player was great. Charming and witty lyrics. I liked the way songs were woven together by the voice over between numbers. Cast individually and as a group had very pleasing voices and nice arrangements to back...continued

A great venue to explore new musical talent and new musical material. Done in two acts, each song stood on its own. The performance level was fairly high with few exceptions. The lyrics were for the most part well written. I think it is great to...continued

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Not Quite Opera Productions launches Round One, an evening of new songs by Bay Area composers of musical theater at the Alcove Theater. NQO is one of the few places in the nation that exclusively develops and produces totally original musical theater.

The Alcove Theater is an intimate, comfortable 49-seat space with great acoustics and a welcoming semi-circular stage. You’ll feel like you’re part of the action from any seat in the house.

*April Theme:

*The theme of the April showcase is “Coping with the Ever Changing World.” It features an eclectic mix of songs in styles ranging from driving rock ’n roll, pleasant pop, blast-from-the-past pastiche and the soaring melodies of classic and contemporary Broadway.

Among the 10 new musicals represented are: The Texas Chainsaw Musical, a comedy about a serial killer; _.Love _in which a middle-aged couple reunites through online dating; Meet the Zeroes, a satire on the American family, Another Man’s Treasure, an intimate piece set in a second-hand store and The Anti-musical in which an average office worker finds himself swept into a real-life musical against his will.